 Ballot
result and action plans
Almost 5,000 Scottish Nursery Nurses have voted overwhelmingly
to take industrial action in their long running campaign
for a Scottish review and reassessment of their pay, following
major changes in their jobs and responsibilities.
Action Plans from 20 May
The strike action voted for by 5,000 nursery
nurses will start with a two-day strike across most of Scotland.
In addition a boycott of additional duties that have been
added to nursery nurse jobs since the last pay review 15
years ago, starts on the first day of action and will continue
indefinitely.
The action will take place from 20 May, strikes being on
Tuesday and Wednesday in parts of Scotland and Wednesday
and Thursday in others. Further local and Scotland-wide
action is part of a report to the union's National Emergency
Committee which meets on Monday.
Tuesday 20 May and Wednesday 21 May
- East Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, North Ayrshire, Inverclyde,
Dumfries and Galloway, Glasgow City, Renfrewshire, East
Renfrewshire, East and West Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire,
Shetland and Orkney.
On Wednesday 21 May they will be joined
by colleagues in Edinburgh, East-, Mid- and West Lothian,
Borders, Fife, Stirling, Falkirk, Perth & Kinross and
Dundee. These branches will also be on strike on Thursday
22 May.
Branches also striking on Wednesday 21 May alone
will be Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll & Bute, Clackmannanshire,
Highland, South Lanarkshire, Moray and the Western Isles.
Extra duties that will be boycotted include observation,
recording assessment and evaluation processes, planning
and development tasks, student training, all work outwith
normal working hours, and all clerical, janitorial and cleaning
tasks.
"We will be varying the action that nursery
nurses will be taking." Said Carol Ball, Chair of UNISONScotland's
Nursery Nurses Working Party. "Whilst we will be boycotting
extra duties across the country, we will be taking strike
action at different times in different areas. This is to
try and minimise the disruption to parents whilst maintaining
the highest possible public profile of nursery nurses."
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Glasgow Rally: March and rally for
striking nursery nurses in Glasgow on Tuesday 20 May, Assembling
at India Street at 11.00am and Marching to George Square
for a rally at 12.15pm.
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Edinburgh Rally: 12.30pm Wednesday
21 May, outside City Chambers High Street, Edinburgh.
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Ballot Result 12 May 2003
In a 64% return over 90% voted to take strike action and
action short of strike action.
The ballot was carried out between 25 Apr and 9 May. 4,500
papers were issued and a 64% return was received. Two questions
were asked in the ballot, asking nursery nurses if they
were prepared to take a) strike action and/or b) action
short of a strike. The result was a 90% vote in favour of
both actions. The Action will start on 20 May.
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